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Hixon Hill

Hixon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hixon Hill rises to 70 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
70 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.14121, -71.16394

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 1.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.2 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.4 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Federick H. Pye Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Robert J. Buckley Square: 2.1 mi
  • Martin G. Cohenno Sr. Square: 2.4 mi
  • George F. Evens Memorial: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Paul Revere Heritage Site: 1.2 mi
  • Sharon Historic District: 1.4 mi
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Farnham-Connolly State Park: 1.8 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • South Beach: 7.4 mi
  • North Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
Attractions: 43
  • King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 5.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 8.0 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Hixon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE193 m5.5 mi
Moose HillWSW163 m2.8 mi
Chickatawbut HillNE156 m7.7 mi
Hancock HillNNE155 m6.4 mi
Buck HillNE151 m6.8 mi
Fenno PeakNE151 m7.7 mi
Nahanton HillNE145 m8.0 mi
Hemenway HillNNE140 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606290 — Hixon Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358268715

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